Top 5 best openers in the history of T20 cricket

#4 Virat Kohli (India)

Virat Kohli is the captain of India Cricket Team and also captains RCB in the IPL.

Another Indian who makes it on the list is Virat Kohli. Kohli has opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore at times, but has not done so for India frequently; although he can do that in the future. Virat Kohli is not an opener one should look at for quick runs, his wicket is much valuable than that.

Virat Kohli is third on the list of most runs in T20Is (2263 runs in 67 matches). He plays at an unbelievable average of 50.28 in T20Is. He has scored 20 half-centuries in his T20I career, which is the highest for any batsman.

He is someone who can stay in the middle for the full 20 overs. What makes him a good T20 player is his ability to rotate the strike which allows the other batsman to play enough balls time to time and avoids building pressure.

In IPL 2016, he won the Orange Cap for the highest number of runs (973 runs in 16 matches) and also the award for hitting maximum sixes (38 sixes).

If he opens with a brutal opener, the opening partnership will be enough to win the match.